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capering。　　They　shrank　down　in　fear；　and　quested

anxiously　about　with　their　eyes　for　a　way　of　retreat。

Then　Red…Eye　walked　in　among　them。　　They　cowered　away

from　him。　　All　were　frightened。　　But　he　made　no　attempt

to　hurt　them。　　He　was　one　of　them。　　At　his　heels；　on

stringy　bended　legs；　supporting　herself　with　knuckles

to　the　ground　on　either　side；　walked　an　old　female　of

the　Tree　People；　his　latest　wife。　　He　sat　down　in　the

midst　of　the　circle。　　I　can　see　him　now；　as　I　write

this；　scowling；　his　eyes　inflamed；　as　he　peers　about

him　at　the　circle　of　the　Tree　People。　　And　as　he　peers

he　crooks　one　monstrous　leg　and　with　his　gnarly　toes

scratches　himself　on　the　stomach。　　He　is　Red…Eye；　the

atavism。












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